Cold Kiwi attempts to provide interesting insights & opinions across many areas of interest. Everything from fun topics such as film, television, photography and cooking all the way to more serious subjects, such as social media, consumer behavior trends, Word of Mouth marketing, parenting, and even a little political spin here and there. This is a living journal for experiences that you might find interesting enough to share your comments and thoughts with the Cold Kiwi community.

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Wednesday, September 14, 2005

The Official End of the World?

I am wedged on a Jet Blue flight to Oakland from Washington DC. I just watched the two most unsettling television reality shows ever broadcast on cable. As I watched these programs I started to question if we were actually within walking distance to the end of the world as the religious nuts say; these shows are unbelievable. I am watching this phenomenon, sort of like viewing a person being killed on TV or driving by a massive car wreck and looking at the injuries or dead bodies. I can only think of Revelations in the bible and the nutty preacher on TV saying the end is near. If these shows are a reflection of our world, I am officially scared. This is coming from a guy that likes eccentric and surreal.The appalling thing is I could not keep my eyes off of this display, I was immovable. The first show I saw was on VH1 it was called Breaking Bonaduce and was about Danny Bonaduce and his problems with his life. This guy has major issues and has just made up my mind that Dryver and/or Stryde should never become child actors or models. The second show is even worse, it is on MTV and is called ‘My Super Sweet 16’. This show is the ultimate in brats and abuse of money. I am sick watching these two shows. I have to make sure I Tivo these shows from now on.

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Co-founder of Dynamic Signal - internet start-up with the mission to enable scale in word of mouth and social marketing. I am an Internet junkie, living in Chicago, focused on how the worlds of advertising, online media, and entertainment converge to drive meaningful changes in our cultures, behaviors and economies. One of the first employees at Influentials.net, Adify, comScore Media Metrix, and eScan. Deep background in understanding and driving deep understandings around consumer behaviors online and building massive data collection and discovery platforms to enable effective and efficient mining for undiscovered consumer trends, attitudes, and opinions. Driven by a never ending drive for understanding and creativity.